Weatherly police said they have handled several incidents like this and remind residents to keep their medications locked up and not leave them in a vehicle.

Hazleton burglary investigated

Hazleton police are investigating a burglary that happened at 579 Alter St., Sunday between 2 and 7:30 a.m. If anyone has information on the incident they are asked to call police by dialing 911. Police did not indicate what, if anything was taken.

Man on parole faces charges after domestic dispute

A Weatherly man who was on parole faces charges after a domestic dispute in the borough May 3.

Police said Travis Schoenberger will be charged with resisting arrest, terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and harassment, and is incarcerated in Carbon County prison as a result of the parole violation.

Officers who arrived at a home on Dunnigan Lane to investigate the dispute found that Schoenberger was intoxicated, and police said the court system set a zero tolerance for alcohol as a condition of his parole.

In addition, police said it was determined that Schoenberger was the aggressor in the dispute. While in handcuffs, he refused to comply with police commands and still tried to assault the other parties involved in the dispute, police said.

While being transported to the prison, he kicked the door and windows of the patrol vehicle, police said.

Theft reported in West Mahanoy Township

A resident of Schuylkill Avenue, Shenandoah Heights, West Mahanoy Township, told state police at Frackville someone stole a jewelry box from an upstairs bedroom at the residence between 4:55 and 5:20 p.m. Tuesday.

Hazleton man faces drug charges

A Hazleton man who was driving with a suspended license faces drug charges as the result of a traffic stop by city police at 1:40 a.m. March 29.

According to an affidavit of probable cause, officers found drugs and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle driven by Christopher Robinson, 26, who was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of use or possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors, and driving with a suspended license, summary.

The affidavit says police saw Robinson in the driver's seat of a vehicle near Alter and West Second streets with its engine running and headlights off. A man who was standing at the driver's side window fled before Robinson began to drive away, the affidavit says.

After stopping Robinson's vehicle, officers learned that his driver's license was suspended for driving under the influence, the affidavit says. Inside the vehicle they found an open container of beer that his passenger admitted to drinking, a pack of cigarettes with a crack pipe inside, two hydrocodone pills, 11 clonazepam pills and a small plastic bag containing suspected crack cocaine, the affidavit says.

Hazleton girl cited for harassment

A 12-year-old Hazleton girl was cited for harassment after an incident near 10th and Laurel streets at 7:50 p.m. Thursday, city police said.

On Tuesday, a city girl was cited for disorderly conduct following an incident in the 500-block of Peace Street, police said.

Woman faces retail theft charge

Cantessa L. Fisher, 25, of Orwigsburg, was charged with retail theft by state police at Frackville after she allegedly attempted to steal clothing worth $124.88 from Kmart in the Schuylkill Mall near Frackville around 7:50 p.m. Friday.

Fisher is also banned from the mall for six months, police said.

State police to conduct sobriety checkpoints

State police at Hazleton will conduct sobriety checkpoints in Luzerne County during the Memorial Day holiday enforcement period from May 25 to May 28.

Charges, citations

Charges or citations were filed against the following for the offenses listed, according to court dockets:

n Allen P. Bredbenner, 29, Hazleton, disturbing the peace by city police for a May 7 offense.

n Kenneth Kondash, 34, Hazle Township, harassment by state police at Hazleton for a May 3 offense.

n Kevin Klick, 35, Hazleton, public drunkenness by state police at Hazleton for a May 9 offense.

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